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  • Defender Readiness for Tomorrow

    Training and Readiness. These are the two biggest topics of discussion on many leaders minds these days as we contemplate the issue of dealing with our biggest pacing challenge of the 21st century…China. In February of this year, Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall III put it this way, “We

  • AETC command chief shares insights with Vance Airmen

    Chief Master Sgt. Chad Bickley, the Air Education and Training Command command chief, met with Airmen and experienced Team Vance’s culture of excellence firsthand, during an immersion visit July 17, 2024.

  • UPT Class 24-13 Graduation

    Seventeen Undergraduate Pilot Training student pilots of Class 24-13, graduated on August 29, 2024, at the Columbus Event Center on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The UPT graduation ceremony officially marks the completion of initial flight training in the T-6 Texan II as students earn their

  • Goodfellow celebrates Women's Equality Day

    The 17th Training Wing celebrated the anniversary of the passing of the 19th Amendment at the Cressman Dining Facility, on Aug. 26.In 1971, the U.S. Congress designated August 26 as Women's Equality Day. August also marks the month Congress ratified the 19th Amendment, guaranteeing women the right

  • STEM Expo returns for Thunder Over Columbus

    The Columbus Air Force Base flight line will once again be a place of education and excitement for local area students during the 2024 Thunder Over Columbus Air Show and Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics event, only days before the official start of the air show weekend, September